Its about to go off topic .sprinter van owners chime in, How do you price a used sprinter van Options

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This is not for camping or shelter purpose

But im trying to build a mobile dog grooming salon

Ive ruled out new and extremly expensive sprinters

So that leave 1st and 2nd gen

Here is one i made a offer on

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/d/o...7094720538.html

Are these going to be a maintence nightmare
Or a strong work vehicle

Poease advise (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) and feel free to be long winded

[914forme]

it is missing at least one digit on the ODO reading.

The V6 of that age has a couple of issues. Oil cooler seals leak, oil cooler is in the V of the engine and you have to remove the entire intake, and fuel system ha to be puled to get to it. For two seals, and problem solved.

Fuel injector seals will blow out, and produce a leak, which creates this nice black carbon structure, which is a pain to clean up. Seat needs to be cleaned, and then the copper O needs replaced.

Oil and engine blow by is sucked out of the valve cover into an area right infront of the turbo. That seal leaks, and it fills the turbo, and Intercooler with oil over a long period of time. Seal at the turbo inlet also leaks. And should be replaced, easy to do when you do the filter change.

Maintenance
Oil changes cost me about $180 in parts to do it right 10 quarts of oil.
Trans oil changes where also about $280, every 40K
Fuel filters every 20K
Air filters needed to be checked at oil changes, mine had an affinity to suck all the small insects to large insects off the interstate. And the wold need replace 9 time out of 10. As the pressure built do to restrictive filters the oil draw off the vent system would increase.

Oh it burned 2 Quarts of oil over the 10,000 mile interval, majority of it was from the breather system. I had a Mann Hummel recovery unit on it, I would get about 1.5 quarts out of the system.

Positives, engine ran great, I had a tune done on it, and it would get 27 MPG, never noticed anything I had behind it. I would still be driving it, if I did not find a deal on two BMWs.

[thelogo]

it is missing at least one digit on the ODO reading.

The V6 of that age has a couple of issues. Oil cooler seals leak, oil cooler is in the V of the engine and you have to remove the entire intake, and fuel system ha to be puled to get to it. For two seals, and problem solved.

Fuel injector seals will blow out, and produce a leak, which creates this nice black carbon structure, which is a pain to clean up. Seat needs to be cleaned, and then the copper O needs replaced.

Oil and engine blow by is sucked out of the valve cover into an area right infront of the turbo. That seal leaks, and it fills the turbo, and Intercooler with oil over a long period of time. Seal at the turbo inlet also leaks. And should be replaced, easy to do when you do the filter change.

Maintenance
Oil changes cost me about $180 in parts to do it right 10 quarts of oil.
Trans oil changes where also about $280, every 40K
Fuel filters every 20K
Air filters needed to be checked at oil changes, mine had an affinity to suck all the small insects to large insects off the interstate. And the wold need replace 9 time out of 10. As the pressure built do to restrictive filters the oil draw off the vent system would increase.

Oh it burned 2 Quarts of oil over the 10,000 mile interval, majority of it was from the breather system. I had a Mann Hummel recovery unit on it, I would get about 1.5 quarts out of the system.

Positives, engine ran great, I had a tune done on it, and it would get 27 MPG, never noticed anything I had behind it. I would still be driving it, if I did not find a deal on two BMWs.

Yes it was in sad shape the odometer had been switched
At least the guy was honest about that when i asked

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif)

Rear main was leaking . cel light was on .
A diaster

But im considering staying far away from these for reasons stated in this post $$$$$$$ bleed

[914forme]

Yes it was in sad shape the odometer had been switched
At least the guy was honest about that when i asked

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif)

Rear main was leaking . cel light was on .
A diaster

But im considering staying far away from these for reasons stated in this post $$$$$$$ bleed

Most likely not the rear main, Mercedes in the engineering wisdom made the weep drain for the engine V come out in the exact same spot. I would say 99% of the time it is oil cooler seals, still not a fun job, but better than a rear main. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) but not by much.

Actually in a 2WD I would take the rear main over the oil cooler seal.

Keep looking the right one is out there.